Chris Mortensen Retires From ESPN To “Focus On My Health, Family And Faith”

Beyond the glitter and glitz, Strictly Come Dancing has seen its fair share of off-screen drama, reminding us that behind the scenes, not everything sparkles as brightly as it does on the dancefloor. As well as the sequins and fancy footwork, there's been a less shiny side to the show, including backstage feuds and unhappy partnerships.

A couple whose two-year-old son is seriously ill and in hospital amid a holiday to Portugal say they are in a 'living nightmare'. Paul and Sarah Jones are desperate to bring son Theo back home for treatment but claim insurers won’t cover the cost.

EXCLUSIVE: Michel Gondry’s Partizan and RTG Features have tapped Christopher Makoto Yogi (I Was a Simple Man) to direct Merv and the Miracles, a feature-length doc that explores the legendary college basketball game between Chaminade and number-one ranked Virginia in 1982.

Cigar Aficionado, he hinted that it may not be long before he decides to take more time off.“I’m certainly working harder now than ever,” Wahlberg said, before adding of the future: “Certain businesses, you kind of build them, pass them on or you exit.“Hopefully my kids, we’ll see what their interests are, but I don’t think that I’ll be acting that much longer at the pace I am now. That’s for sure.

A grieving couple whose 11-day-old daughter died after picking up an infection in the Royal Hospital for Children six years ago have “waited too long for answers”.

William Earl Veteran Hollywood attorney Craig Emanuel has retired from law firm Paul Hastings after more than 40 years an entertainment legal eagle. Emanuel will turn his focus to serving as an advisor to longtime client Ryan Murphy.

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Chris Evans is looking forward to his future family with his wife, Alba Baptista. A source tells ET, “Chris has been in love with Alba for a while. They share a special connection and are so happy

Boots has launched its best-value beauty box to date. In a first for the high-street beauty retailer, Boots has released its first ever premium beauty advent calendar, which contains £369-worth of free makeup, beauty and anti-ageing skincare products from cult brands such as Bobbi Brow, REN Skincare, Lancome, Too Faced and Huda Beauty.

Jaden Thompson Seasons 3 and 4 of David Moscow’s travel and food show “From Scratch” will premiere on Tastemade, set to release on the streaming platform on Oct. 18. In “From Scratch,” actor David Moscow is presented with a recipe from a chef and he subsequently hunts, dives, forages and grows every ingredient to create the meal.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has explained the real reason she wasn't hosting the morning show last week after fans began speculating why royal correspondent Sarah Campbell joined co-host Charlie Stayt on the red sofa instead.

EXCLUSIVE: Two years after taking over as CEO of Great American Media, Bill Abbott is ready to talk about what it’s like to run the faith and family-focused company. So far, he’s seeing great progress with Great American Family: though star Candace Cameron Bure stirred up controversy earlier this year by saying how she wants to “keep traditional marriage at the core” on the cable channel, new viewers have continued to find their way there — so much that Nielsen reports that it is the fastest-growing network for the tenth consecutive month (By August, it was up 169 percent in total day household ratings).

Christine and Paddy McGuinness have once again proved that exes really can be amicable as they celebrated their daughter Felicity's seventh birthday together.The pair, who announced their split in the summer of 2022, share twins Penelope and Leo, nine, and Felicity. After their split, Christine, 35, and Paddy, 50, remained living together and have even gone on holidays together with their children, who all have Autism. Both parents took to Instagram to share some snaps from the special day, which included a rainbow unicorn cake, a dinosaur inflatable slide, rollerblades and plenty of presents.

Prince Harry sees the US as "home" but "cares about his UK family" and would like his children to spend time with their cousins, a royal expert said.The Duke of Sussex moved to California with his wife Meghan Markle and her native in 2020 shortly after announcing they were stepping back from their roles as working royals - the couple have remained in the US ever since.They have made several return trips back to the UK for events such as the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and funeral last year, while Harry attended his father's Coronation solo earlier this year.They currently reside in Montecito - a town in California - and have not expressed any wishes to return to the UK as Harry now sees the US as "home", royal expert Jennie Bond exclusively told OK! Before attending this year's Invictus Games in Germany, Düsseldorf, Harry returned to the UK to attend The WellChild Awards event, which was expected to be a "brief visit".Talking about Harry's life in the US away from his family, the journalist and TV presenter said: "Harry is on record as saying that he now regards the United States as home. "I’m sure he must miss many of his friends here.

Ian McKellen usually has critics exhausting the superlatives. But he’s not immune to the rare bruising notice, and when that happens, he calls his friends. “The best thing is to let everyone know that I’ve read it and they needn’t pussyfoot around it,” he says.

Top Boy fans can hardly contain their excitement as the latest series lands on Netflix. Season three will spell the end of the Netflix series once and for all, wrapping up kingpins Dushane (played by Ashley Walters) and Sully’s (Kane “Kano” Robinson) stories for good. Star Ashley is at the heart of the London drug-dealing drama, but his real life couldn't be more different from his character's.

Carl Nassib, the first openly gay NFL player to come out while on an active roster, has officially announced his retirement from football.

Well wishes are in order for Pippa Matthews who is celebrating her 40th birthday today. Pippa, who is the younger sister of Kate Middleton, has been by her sister’s side ever since she entered the limelight. As the sister of the Princess of Wales, and as the sister-in-law to Prince William, Pippa is often seen at royal events with her family and most recently attended the Coronation of King Charles III back in May.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has gone on to represent some of the biggest names in hip-hop, and make the label into one of the most influential of all time.Now, three decades after it first launched, the rapper and music mogul has confirmed that he is returning the music publishing rights back to the artists, rather than selling the catalogue.According to a report by Rolling Stone, the record label has already contacted numerous clients it represents – including Faith Evans, The Lox and The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate – to arrange to return the rights of their respective work, and the process is currently underway.At time of writing the terms of the agreement have not yet been made public, however, the move is an unprecedented one for the music industry, and has the capacity to shift the way that big labels manage the rights to an artist’s music.This comes as the move – which was allegedly first put in place back in 2021 – is a stark contrast to the number of famous musicians selling their catalogue in return for various fortunes in recent years.

Sean Combs, a.k.a. Diddy, has reassigned all the publishing rights to Bad Boy Records back catalog to the artists and writers, Variety and Rolling Stone reports.